In 2025, archaeologists Dr. Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine formed the Terra Incognita Institute – an independent team of interdisciplinary researchers dedicated to science, exploration, and discovery. By collaborating with experts around the globe who have specializations in anthropology, geochemistry, geography, and history, they are able to gather a variety of data and perspectives to build a fuller picture of the past -or future – of a site. Their projects span the globe: from the Brazilian Amazon to Mongolia to Cahokia Mounds.